A throwing error and a wild pitch helped the Braves score two unearned runs in the fifth inning to snap a 4-4 tie and Carl Morton went the distance for the second time this season in pitching the Braves to a 7-4 victory over the Giants. Ralph Garr opened the Braves' fifth with an infield single and, after Marty Perez walked, Charlie Williams relieved starter John D'Acquisto.

Darrell Evans, who hit a three-run homer in the third, popped up, but first baseman Gary Thomasson threw away Mike Lum's grounder, Garr scoring, and Williams then uncorked a wild pitch to score Perez. Morton, tagged for three runs early, including rookie Marc Hill's first big league homer, settled down and pitched hitless ball from the fifth inning on. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 12, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Braves       0  0  4    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   7  5  0
Giants       0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   2   2   0     0   1   .381      Joshua cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Perez 2b              4   3   2   1     1   1   .250      Thomas 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .077
Evans 3b              4   1   1   3     1   0   .350      Thomasson 1b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lum 1b                4   0   0   0     1   0   .158      Murcer rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .600
Baker rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .167      Matthews lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Office cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
  Robinson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .091
  May cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                4   1   1   2     0   0   .167
Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      D'Acquisto p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .167        Williams p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Morton p              3   1   0   0     1   1   .000        Goodson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Speed pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   7   5   5     7   5             Totals               35   4   8   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  4,863
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 8
DP: Braves 0, Giants 2
Errors: Thomasson 2, D'Acquisto
Doubles: Garr (1), Murcer (3), Speier (1), Joshua (1)
Home Runs: Evans (2), Hill (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (1)
GIDP: Baker (2), Correll (1)
Hit by Pitch: Office (1,by Williams)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(2-0)           9     8   4   4   4   2   1  39   2.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   2   1  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(0-1)       4     4   6   5   4   4   1  20  11.25
Williams                5     1   1   1   3   1   0  20   1.80
Totals                  9     5   7   6   7   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Williams (1)
Wild Pitches: Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Garr made an out to shortstop; Perez was called out
on strikes; Evans made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to center; Thomas made an out to
second; Thomasson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to left; Baker flied out to right;
Office reached on an error by Thomasson [Office to first];
Office was picked off first but was safe on an error by
D'Acquisto [Office to second]; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer doubled to right; Matthews grounded out
(third to first); Speier doubled to center [Murcer scored];
Ontiveros struck out; Hill homered [Speier scored]; D'Acquisto
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks struck out; Morton walked; Garr doubled to
right [Morton to third]; Perez singled to right [Morton scored,
Garr to third]; Evans homered [Garr scored, Perez scored]; Lum
walked; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lum out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Joshua doubled to left; Thomas flied out to center;
Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Joshua to third];
Murcer walked; Matthews singled to center [Joshua scored, Murcer
to second]; Speier lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Correll
popped to third in foul territory; Blanks walked; Morton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Hill grounded out (third
to first) [Ontiveros to second]; D'Acquisto lined to pitcher;
Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Giants 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to pitcher; Perez walked [Garr to
second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Evans popped
to shortstop; Lum reached on an error by Thomasson [Garr scored
(no RBI), Perez to third]; Baker walked [Lum to second];
Williams threw a wild pitch [Perez scored (unearned), Lum to
third, Baker to second]; Office was walked intentionally;
Correll grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Lum out at home]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomasson
grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer singled to center;
Matthews walked [Murcer to second]; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Morton
grounded out (second to first); Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); Hill
grounded out (third to first); Williams walked; Joshua flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled to left; Evans walked [Perez to
second]; Lum forced Evans (first to shortstop) [Perez to third];
Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored]; Office was
hit by a pitch [Lum to second]; ROBINSON RAN FOR OFFICE; Correll
forced Robinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: MAY REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING CF); Thomas made an
out to second; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Blanks flied out to left; Morton flied out to right;
Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez flied out to center; Evans grounded out (third
to first); Lum made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Hill popped to third in foul territory; GOODSON
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Goodson walked; SPEED RAN FOR GOODSON;
Joshua flied out to center; Thomas singled to right [Speed to
second]; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 7, Giants 4.

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